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Best of 2019

It's the end of another year and will soon be a new decade! The past few years I've done Best Of posts rounding up my favourite posts of the year. You can read them below:

2016's Best of: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2016/12/best-of-2016.html

2017's: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2017/12/best-of-2017.html

2018's: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2018/12/best-of-2018.html

And now on to 2019's! :)

Music 

As with last year, I did posts with new music for 2019, this time with several genres:

New Music for 2019- J-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-j-pop.html

New Music for 2019- K-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-k-pop.html

New Music for 2019- Western: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-music-for-2019-western.html

African

I featured more African music this year. There was one feature, an Afropop round-up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/afropop-round-up.html


And several African Weekly Music Videos.

Burna Boy- On The Low (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/weekly-music-video_9.html

Yemi Alade- Oga (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/weekly-music-video_44.html

Burna Boy feat. Mabel- Outside: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/weekly-music-video_13.html

Mr Eazi feat. Burna Boy- Miss You Bad: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/weekly-music-video.html

Bey T- Wololo (Kenyan): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekly-music-video_26.html

Vanessa Mdee- Moyo (Tanzanian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_24.html

Mr Eazi and Simi- Doyin (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/weekly-music-video_25.html

Buna Boy- Omo (Nigerian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/weekly-music-video_13.html

Cassper Nyovest feat. Boskasie- Move for Me (South African): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/weekly-music-video_27.html


C-pop

Last year I started the feature C-pop Saturday. I only did 3 of those posts and intended to do more this year, and did 5, so that's a bit better! I also featured one Chinese Weekly Music Videos and included some C-pop in the Asian Music- Part 2 and Christmas Songs 2019 post (see under the Various section in Music).


Jolin Tsai- Womxnly: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/weekly-music-video_27.html


C-pop Saturday:

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/c-pop-saturday.html

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/c-pop-saturday.html

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/c-pop-saturday.html

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/c-pop-saturday.html 

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/c-pop-saturday.html


Eurovision

I did two Eurovision posts for 2019:

Countdown to Eurovision 2019!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/countdown-to-eurovision-2019.html

Eurovision Favourites 2019: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/eurovision-2019-favourites.html


J-pop

A few J-pop posts this year:

New Music for 2019- J-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-j-pop.html

New J-pop and K-pop Releases (includes Jun, BananaLemon and J Soul Brothers) : https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/new-j-pop-and-k-pop-releases.html

 Utada Hikaru feat. Yo-sea- Too Proud Remix audio: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/weekly-music-video_10.html

New Music Releases (includes BananaLemon's #Slaysian) https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-music-releases.html 

Yo-Sea- LOOK AT ME NOW music video: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/weekly-music-video_15.html

THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE- SWAG & PRIDE: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video_9.html


J-pop and K-pop Round-up + New Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/j-pop-and-k-pop-round-up-2019-new-videos.html


 K-pop

And I featured quite a few K-pop videos too:

New Music for 2019- K-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-k-pop.html

New J-pop and K-pop Releases (features LOONA and Taemin) : https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/new-j-pop-and-k-pop-releases.html

New Music Releases (features K.A.R.D, BTS and Halsey and NU'EST): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-music-releases.html

New Music Releases (includes U-KNOW's Follow):   https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/new-music-releases.html

MONSTA X feat. French Montana- WHO DO U LOVE? (English): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_31.html

Songs for Summer (includes TWICE and WINNER): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/songs-for-summer.html

New Music Releases (includes MONSTA X's LOVE U): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/new-music-releases.html

J-pop and K-pop Round-up + New Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/j-pop-and-k-pop-round-up-2019-new-videos.html

Red Velvet- RBB: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video_30.html

Monsta X- MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/weekly-music-video_26.html

Also see Christmas Songs 2019 under Various.


New Releases

My posts on 2019's new releases:

New ZAYN Album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-zayn-album.html

New Music for 2019- J-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-j-pop.html

New Music for 2019- K-pop: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-music-for-2019-k-pop.html

New Music for 2019- Western: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-music-for-2019-western.html

New Ariana Grande Album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/new-ariana-grande-album.html 

New J-pop and K-pop Releases (March): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/new-j-pop-and-k-pop-releases.html

New Music Releases (May): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/new-music-releases.html

New Music Releases (June): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/new-music-releases.html

New BANKS  Album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-banks-album.html

Debut Mabel Album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/debut-mabel-album.html

Debut Bazzi Mixtape: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/debut-bazzi-mixtape.html

 New J.Lo and JoJo Music: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/new-jlo-and-jojo-music.html

New Music Releases (Nov): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-music-releases.html

Turkish

Just one Turkish post this year:

Turkish Music: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/turkish-music_30.html



Weekly Music Videos

Kris Wu- Explore (one of my favourite songs this year!): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/weekly-music-video_16.html
 
Tiffany Young- Born Again: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/weekly-music-video.html

Normani feat. 6LACK- Waves: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/weekly-music-video_20.html

Calema- Vai (Portuguese): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/weekly-music-video_13.html

Miraa May- Nobody: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/weekly-music-video_20.html

Lolo Zouai- Desert Rose: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/weekly-music-video_17.html

Era Istrefi and Nora Istrefi- Nuk E Di (Albanian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/weekly-music-video.html

Janine- Never The Right Time: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/weekly-music-video_8.html

NIKI- See U Never: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekly-music-video.html 

Kristin Kostov (Bulgaria's 2017 Eurovision entry): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekly-music-video_44.html

Alina Baraz- Feels Right: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekly-music-video_19.html 

Within Temptation feat. Anders-Fridén- Raise Your Banner: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_17.html

Justine Skye- Maybe: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/weekly-music-video.html

Ariana Grande and Social House- boyfriend: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/weekly-music-video_28.html

Sinead Harnett feat. Gallant- Pulling Away: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/weekly-music-video.html

Elvana Gjata feat. Ty Dolla $ign- Off Guard: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/weekly-music-video_11.htm

Miraa May- Work: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/weekly-music-video_18.html

NIKI- Indigo: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video.html

Young Zerka feat. Anila Mimani- Nesër (Albanian): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video_16.html

Pia Mia, Gunna and Carnage- Don't Get Me Started:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/weekly-music-video_23.html

Ariana Grande, Normani and Nicki Minaj- Bad To You (from Charlie's Angels): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/weekly-music-video.html

Justine Skye- Too Much: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/weekly-music-video.html

Janine- 3Am: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/weekly-music-video_54.html

Mabel- Loneliest Time Of Year: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/weekly-music-video_18.html

Various

Current Favourite Songs: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/current-favourite-songs.html

Upcoming Album Releases- BANKS and Mabel: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/upcoming-album-releases.html

Happy 50th Bday J.Lo!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/happy-50th-bday-jlo.html

Songs for Summer: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/songs-for-summer.html

6LACK Link-up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/6lack-link-up.html

Asian Music- Part 2: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/asian-music-part-2.html

Songs from Head in the Clouds II Album: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/songs-from-head-in-clouds-ii-album.html

Christmas Songs 2019: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-songs-2019.html


 Films/Music

Bollywood

Not so many Bollywood videos during 2019, I plan to do more next year.

Priyanka and Nick Videos: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/03/priyanka-and-nick-videos.html

Bollywood Dance Videos (also see the World Dance Videos post under Dance): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/05/bollywood-dance-videos_24.html

Husn Parcham from the film Zero: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/weekly-music-video_10.html


Tollywood

I also did round-up post for Tollywood (Telugu language film industry) this year:  https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/11/tollywood-round-up.html


Films

And More True Movies!: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/and-more-true-movies.html

Upcoming Horror Films- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and IT Chapter Two: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/08/upcoming-horror-films-scary-stories-it.html 


Dance

I did a World Dance Videos round-up post in October which includes previous videos  from 2018 and 2019, plus a few new ones: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-dance-videos-round-up.html

Plus my latest one: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/12/dance-videos.html



TV

Teen Mom

Teen Mom Round-up: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/01/teen-mom-round-up.html

TM: Young Moms Club: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/04/teen-mom-young-moms-club.html

10 Years of Teen Mom: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/06/10-years-of-teen-mom.html

New TM UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-teen-mom-uk.html

TM: Young and Pregnant UK: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/09/teen-mom-young-and-pregnant-uk.html
 

Unexpected Girls' Updates (one of the most popular posts this year!): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/02/unexpected-girls-updates.html


 Various  

World Horror for Hallowe'en: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2019/10/world-horror-for-halloween.html


Well that's it for the last post of the year! Next Wednesday will be New Year's Day, so I'll do the Weekly Music Video on Thursday again. Wishing you a Happy New Year and see you in 2020! :)
  

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